The Dung Beetle

Born in the town of Akhaltsikhe, Georgia. She was the wife of the architect Jim Torosyan. In 1934 she moved to Yerevan. In 1949 she graduated from the acting faculty of the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. From 1949, at the invitation of Armen Gulakyan, she worked at the G. Sundukyan National Academic Theatre in Yerevan as an actress. She stood out in dramatic and character roles. She took part in radio and television productions. She received numerous state awards and certificates of honour: in 1956 the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia, in 1961 the title of Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR, and in 1978 that of People's Artist. She died in Yerevan.